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Oct 19, 2020 · With their win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the World Series on Oct. 27, the Dodgers won the World Series for the first time since 1988. Here’s a look at each of the 21 times the...
- houston.mitchell@latimes.com
- Assistant Sports Editor
The 1959 World Series was played partially at the Los Angeles Coliseum while Dodger Stadium was being built. Construction on Dodger Stadium was completed in time for Opening Day 1962. With its clean, simple lines and its picturesque setting amid hills and palm trees, the ballpark quickly became an icon of the Dodgers and their new California ...
On April 18, 1958, the Los Angeles Dodgers played their first game in LA, defeating the former New York and now new San Francisco Giants, 6–5, before 78,672 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Oct 25, 2020 · The Dodgers led, three wins to two, as the Series moved back to Comiskey Park for Game Six on October 8. After three games in front of more than 92,000 fans in the Los Angeles Coliseum, Game Six was played in front of 47,653 spectators. The field was drenched in sunshine as the game began.
Oct 31, 2020 · The Dodgers clinched their first World Series title since 1988 three days after suffering a nightmarish Game 4 defeat in the ninth inning, when Chris Taylor’s misplay of a base hit to center...
- maria.torres@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Aug 4, 2011 · The Dodgers themselves prospered when they moved from the Coliseum to Dodger Stadium in 1962, increasing their season attendance by more than 900,000 the first year. 14 But the team’s four seasons in the Coliseum had included an All-Star game (1959), the club’s first World Series championship on the West Coast (1959), and numerous memorable game...
Oct 28, 2020 · In 1916, the team made its first play for the World Series. It didn't go great for them. In game two, it started strong. Hy Myers hit a home run at the top of the first, but it would be the only...
